From basic image retouching to complex effects, Phoenix delivers the key features of a desktop image editor with the simplicity and accessibility of a web-based application.

Paint.NET is free image and photo for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.

ScreenToaster is a free web-based screen recorder designed to capture screen activity in real-time to rapidly create and share tutorials, demos, training, lectures and more.

Wiki Tools

The Wikieducator Tutorials are considered to be the essential requirements for a teacher/educator to be able to develop free content for education on the wiki. The time required for each tutorial is estimated at 15 to 20 minutes.

Tutorials & Webinars for online learning

C4LPT :Social Learning Academy The Social Learning Academy is intended for learning professionals - in Workplace Learning and Education - who are new to social media and would like to find out more about the different social technologies and their application to learning.

Myoskeletal Alignment Therapy "Amazing! I refer to these DVD's all the time. Erik Dalton is a Master therapist whose trainings have been invaluable to myself and my clientele. I think every therapist should own this series!" - Angie Dubis, Massage Educator Instructor, owns Level 1 - 3 of this homestudy series with plans of purchasing Level 4

Myoskeletal Alignment Therapy workshops with Paul Kelly - "Paul Kelly has been training with Erik Dalton for several years. He is an excellent instructor and the MAT coursework is a must have for any therapist working with chronic pain clients!" - Angie Dubis, Massage Educator

OpenOffice.org - OpenOffice.org is a fully featured office suite that is comparable to Microsoft Office. There is no charge for OpenOffice.org and the software can be downloaded HERE.

Informational Websites

AcupressureOnline - Recommended by Amanda who said "This is a great site for quick access to treatments using acupressure for ailments. I used this to prepare for testing."

The Massage Nerd - Recommended by Amanda who said "This site has EVERYTHING! from testing to videos to techniques and recommended reading."

Online Healthcare Magazines, journals and libraries

Massage Therapy Journal - MTJ is included as part of the AMTA membership. If you are not an AMTA member, you can subscribe for $25 a year. Many articles are available free online on AMTA's website. Click here for archived issues.

Massage and Bodywork Magazine - Massage and Bodywork Magazine is a massage magazine for professionals seeking a massage journal that covers somatic modalities, anatomy and physiology concepts, ethical issues, business skills, and more. Follow the link to view digital archives.

International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork - The International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB) is an open access, peer-reviewed publication intended to accommodate the diverse needs of the rapidly-expanding therapeutic massage and bodywork community. Principal sections of the journal span the areas of research, education, and clinical practice.

Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) is the nation's largest massage membership association, with more than 71,000 massage therapist members. ABMP offers the highest value in liability insurance coverage for the massage practices of massage therapists and bodyworkers.

Practicing members stay current in the field with the award-winning Massage & Bodywork magazine in both print and digital formats and also have access to a broad palette of benefits offered through ABMP.com.

Benefits include massage therapy and business webinars, and continuing education through ABMP's Online Education Center. Empowering schools and educators to function at their best is a key priority for ABMP. ABMP has an active school relations program that includes nearly 2,500 ABMP staff visits to schools over the last decade, and the sponsorship of a 2008 instructors textbook in massage therapy.

Practicing members are required to follow the ABMP Code of Professional ethics. ABMP is employee-owned and headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

The American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA®) is a non-profit professional association of some 57,000 massage therapists and massage therapy schools/programs. The association is directed by volunteer leadership chosen through national election and fosters ongoing, direct-member-involvement through chapters in all U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

Its mission is to serve its members while advancing the art, science and practice of massage therapy. In carrying out its mission, AMTA works to establish massage therapy as integral to the maintenance of good health and complementary to other therapeutic processes; to advance the profession through ethics and standards, continuing education, professional publications, legislative efforts and public education; and foster the professional development of its members.

The association advocates fair and consistent licensure of massage therapy in all U.S. states to protect the professionalism of massage therapists and the safety of the public. AMTA believes such licensing also is the best means to work toward portability of practice for massage therapists in the future.

Each October, AMTA sponsors National Massage Therapy Awareness Week® (NMTAW) to promote the benefits of massage therapy and the professionalism of AMTA members. Practitioner members, student members, school members and AMTA chapters organize a variety of activities to promote massage during that week. Media coverage of NMTAW in 2009 reached audiences of more than 100 million.

LODESTONE DIGITAL is focused on knowledge transfer in all aspects of digital media creation and distribution.

A special thanks to Josh Cavalier for donating an Adobe Captivate 4 class to my cause! Way to help out a stranger Josh!

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY
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WIKIEDUCATOR
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ZAK RUVALCABA
is a dynamic instructor, author, and trainer. He teaches free courses at San Diego Continuing Ed, creates awesome training DVDs for Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 and PHP and develops professional web sites. He is also a wonderful person!

A special THANKS to the above companies for donating their energy, services and products to help MASSAGE EDUCATOR become a reality. We couldn't have done it without them!!!!!

"Before using Massage Office Pro I would get stressed out by the thought of insurance billing. With the software the entire process is so much easier and less stressful. I can't imagine how many hours I wasted working without it! Never Again!" - Angie Dubis, Massage Educator